Poales

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Poales is a large order of flowering monocot plants that includes grasses, sedges, and many major cereal crops fundamental to global ecosystems and agriculture.

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Label Occurrences
Poales canonical 15

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Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxon
APGSystemPlacement commelinid clade of monocots
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Liliopsida
surface form: Monocots
class Liliopsida
contains Anarthriaceae
Bromeliaceae
Centrolepidaceae
Cyperaceae
Ecdeiocoleaceae
Eriocaulaceae
Flagellariaceae
Hydatellaceae
Joinvilleaceae
Juncaceae
Mayacaceae
Poaceae
Rapateaceae
Restionaceae
Thurniaceae
Typhaceae
Xyridaceae
distribution cosmopolitan
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole dominant component of many terrestrial ecosystems
important in soil stabilization
major primary producers in grasslands
economicImportance major source of human food crops
major source of livestock forage
source of biofuels
source of building materials
growthForm mostly herbaceous
habitat forests
grasslands
savannas
wetlands
includes bamboos
barley
bromeliads
cereal crops
grasses
maize
millets
oats
papyrus
reeds
rice
rushes
rye
sedges
sugarcane
wheat
inflorescenceType spikelets
kingdom Plantae
leafMorphology narrow linear leaves with parallel venation
photosyntheticPathway C3
C4
pollination primarily wind-pollinated
recognizedBy APG IV system
reproduction flowering
seedType endosperm-rich seeds
stemType often hollow stems in grasses
subclass Commelinidae
taxonomicRank order

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oryza sativa order Poales
Oryza glaberrima order Poales
Liliopsida includesOrder Poales
Antarctic hair grass order Poales
Kentucky bluegrass order Poales
Avena fatua order Poales
Poaceae order Poales
Ehrhartoideae order Poales
Oryza order Poales
blue grama order Poales
Cyperaceae order Poales
Triticum aestivum order Poales
Ananas comosus order Poales
Bromeliaceae order Poales
Puya chilensis order Poales